Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 3 [of 7] : $b A dictionary, historical and comparative, of the heterodox speech of all classes of society for more than three hundred years. With synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc.

Explore three centuries of informal speech with a meticulously assembled lexicon that maps the evolution of slang across all layers of society. Drawing from newspapers, literature, and street chatter, each entry records a word’s definition, earliest citation, and cultural context. The work also lines up equivalents in French, German, Italian and other tongues, showing how lively expressions travel and transform across borders.

Volume III spans the alphabetic range from “Fla” to “Hyps,” offering vivid snapshots of terms like “flabbergasted,” the surprise‑filled verb that entered print in the 1770s, or “flag,” which once denoted a four‑penny coin, an apron, and even a tongue‑in‑cheek reference to menstruation. Quotations from period sources illustrate how these words sounded in everyday conversation, while the multilingual synonym lists let listeners compare English usage with its French, German or Italian parallels. For anyone fascinated by the hidden histories behind the words we toss around, this audio guide provides both scholarly depth and entertaining anecdotes.